Greetings, Bookwyrms! Our theme for 2021 will be encountering the divine around the world. We will be reading books that feature gods and goddesses from various traditions and discussing how …
Writing a Short, yet Compelling Article
One way to write a short, yet compelling article is to use basic essay format, keep it focused and make it personal. Use the essay format because it works, giving you a framework that makes it much easier to fill that blank page. Keep it focused so you can fully address a subject in a useful way. And finally, make it personal so it will be unique out on the stormy sea of cloned content and blatant plagiarism that we call the internet.
Dirt Lasagna, Delicious (If You’re a Tomato)
… I actually snuck out on a foggy morning before sunrise and grabbed bags of leaves my neighbors had conveniently put into lawn bags for me… I mean, the town … to cart away. Organic Gold! …
Devotions to Aphrodite: Self-Care in the COVID-19 Pandemic – Honoring Your Needs
Acknowledging that some of your needs simply aren’t going to be met during this time is an important step, though it is painful and requires a lot of emotional processing. Some of these needs can be met partially or in other ways, but this is not always possible. Accept and validate your grief, and treat yourself gently.
Plant Magic; Rue
Learn the lore of rue, and how it is used today in magic and other ways.
Full Corn Moon
As you can see virtually all of the names describe a condition of the natural world or an activity associated with this time of year. These Native American names are shared not so much so we can adopt them, but that we can see how meaning was imbued on each full moon by different peoples. In general, the full moon exaggerates emotions, good or bad, so it is time of greater energy and feeling.
Plant Magic; Garlic
Description: Garlic is closely related to onions, shallots, leeks, and chives, and is part of the onion genus, Allium. It is thought to have started out as a wild onion …
Biophilia- It Totally Is A Thing! or Notes From My Grand Experience
Last May Kristen lead a circle on Biophilia. She shared with us that “plants communicate using chemical substances.” When we go for a walk in the woods, we absorb these …
Reclaiming Worship as a Modern Pagan
As I’ve gone deeper in my Paganism, and especially when I became a priestess of Aphrodite, I’ve had to redefine worship.
Symbology of the Gardenia
During the Dark Moon ritual on June 21st of 2020, I placed gardenia blossoms to float in a ceremonial bowl in honor of the Black lives who have died in …